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Is it possible to trade unionism in businesses related to software development and consultancy?
We are talking about a sector which are made (and not paid) many overtime, which constantly calls "efforts" at the time of assuming new requirements and functionality not made at the beginning (with the consequent impact on delivery times. ..
Section Association of Integranova (For Kaos on the Net) [26.01.2008 14:06] - 279 readings - 6 comments

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... Where developers have to throw the rest) and where it is customary to charge above agreement, ie it is rare that there is a collective bargaining with the company.

There are several companies like Indra, Atos Origin, Getronics Coritel or who have a RLT - Legal Representation for Workers - and in these cases the way it was achieved convene union elections and had shop stewards was very diverse, and many Sometimes, with an enormous effort and sacrifice, in addition to the lack of its own "comrades". We recently known for Integranova (the company that sells "The Machine Programming"), which has dismissed fulminantemente and recognizing the irrelevance to members of the Association Section of a union to complete (the only active in the business) simply for wanting to do something legal and that is the norm in other sectors and companies: call elections to elect a Delegate / Personnel. What is happening?

But this is by no means new: the same union (General Confederation of Labour - GCC) had serious problems when she wanted submitted to the union elections in Coritel: the company fired the first four members of the list of candidates. In the end, the court ruled that the dismissals were invalid, and had to readmit two of the workers and to compensate heavily dosque decided not to return to the company. GCC had a high-profile victory in those elections union. Other unions have had the same problems in companies in this sector.
Is it possible to raise a union work at companies with the characteristics of consultants and the "meat" (companies that are limited to "body-shopping" with developers)? What experiences in trade union issues (good, bad or regular) should be put in common? What better coordination enters different seccionbes union sector? We are in an industry where we read not long ago that companies fail to fill the seats of computer